Educator Licensure

Licensure Middle School Coursework Information

Middle School Coursework - After July
1, 1997

To add a middle school endorsement to a license, an applicant must complete six semester hours of middle school professional coursework in the following areas:

3 semester hours of coursework in middle school philosophy, curriculum, and instructional methods for designing and teaching developmentally appropriate programs in the middle grades, including content area reading instruction;AND

3 semester hours of coursework in educational psychology focusing on the developmental characteristics of early adolescents and the role of the middle grade teacher in assessment, coordination, and referral of students to health and social services.

Below is a list of universities and courses that have been pre-approved.

Because coursework varies at different universities, please contact a teacher education institution to determine the specific courses offered to fulfill these requirements.

Universities offer middle grades courses in varying approaches. Some universities offer specific, individual courses to meet the middle grades requirements. Others infuse the content throughout several courses; in this situation, all the courses will have to be taken to meet the requirement. The applicant should be certain to understand the approach taken by the university where the applicant has enrolled.